teTeX access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in teTeX. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5936. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in teTeX (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2007. The weakness was shared 07/02/2007 by Bastien Roucaries (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5936 since 11/13/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28306 (Fedora 8 : tetex-3.0-44.3.fc8 (2007-3308)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38509), Tenable (28306), SecurityFocus (BID 26469†), OSVDB (42238†) and Secunia (SA27672†). The entries VDB-39650 and VDB-39648 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28306
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : tetex-3.0-44.3.fc8 (2007-3308)
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OpenVAS ID: 861288
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/28/2007 🔍
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07/02/2007 +4 days 🔍
10/17/2007 +106 days 🔍
11/13/2007 +27 days 🔍
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12/07/2007 +11 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2656 days 🔍
07/31/2019 +1598 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Bastien Roucaries
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5936 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5936
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39649

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X-Force: 38509
SecurityFocus: 26469 - teTeX DVI File Parsing Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27672 - teTeX Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 42238 - teTeX dvips dviljk Temp File Race Condition Arbitrary File Modification
SecurityTracker: 1019058
Vulnerability Center: 16904 - teTex and Tex Live Local Sensitive Information Disclosure, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-3896

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2019 11:33
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (81), 07/31/2019 11:33 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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